Draw and annotate with ink on mobile devices

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You can make notes, highlight portions of your text, quickly create shapes, or write math equations by using the Draw tab on your mobile device.

Draw and annotate with ink on an iPad or Android tablet

Select the ink style you want from the options—there's a pen, a highlighter, and an eraser. You can customize your inking style by doing any of the following:

Choose the More Colors icon
to customize your ink color. A color wheel tool will open, and you can slide between colors and shades until you find exactly what you're looking for.

Change the thickness of your pen by selecting the plus sign or minus sign on either end of the sample thickness indicator. The plus sign will make your pen thicker, and the minus sign will make it thinner.